Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) and John Gotti III (2-0, 1 KO) went the distance in their exhibition clash.

The two men fought over eight, two-minute rounds. As no judges were scoring the contest and no knockouts, there was no official result. However, had the fight been scored, Mayweather would have won wide on the scorecards. Despite being the much younger and heavier fighter (Mayweather was 160 lbs, Gotti was 181 lbs), Gotti was thoroughly outboxed from start to finish.

The fight headlined an August 24 Mayweather Promotions event at the Arena Ciudad de México. Boxing fans around the world could catch all the action on DAZN as a pay-per-view (except in México). Those in México were able to do so on TV Azteca.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. And John Gotti III Meet in Exhibition Bout

Fight Recap

The opening round saw both fighters keep their distance for the most part. Mayweather was the busier of the two, landing jabs and countering. Although each round was supposed to be two minutes long, it appeared the timekeeper had not yet gotten the memo. It was not until Gotti pointed it out to referee Hector Afu that the round finally came to an end.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. (50-0, 27 KOs) and John Gotti III (2-0, 1 KO) went the distance in their exhibition clash.

The two men fought over eight, two-minute rounds. As no judges were scoring the contest and no knockouts, there was no official result. However, had the fight been scored, Mayweather would have won wide on the scorecards. Despite being the much younger and heavier fighter (Mayweather was 160 lbs, Gotti was 181 lbs), Gotti was thoroughly outboxed from start to finish.

The fight headlined an August 24 Mayweather Promotions event at the Arena Ciudad de México. Boxing fans around the world could catch all the action on DAZN as a pay-per-view (except in México). Those in México were able to do so on TV Azteca.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. And John Gotti III Meet in Exhibition Bout

The opening round saw both fighters keep their distance for the most part. Mayweather was the busier of the two, landing jabs and countering. Although each round was supposed to be two minutes long, it appeared the timekeeper had not yet gotten the memo. It was not until Gotti pointed it out to referee Hector Afu that the round finally came to an end.

If one had thought what transpired in round one was ridiculous, the second was even more so. With about a minute remaining, Afu issued a warning to Mayweather about punching behind the head. “Money” was not pleased by this, resulting in Afu being replaced with referee Alfredo Uruzquieta for the rest of the fight.

The entirety of the clash saw Mayweather essentially have his way without putting too much effort or getting hit much. Though Gotti was getting outboxed, he was never in danger of getting stopped, allowing the fight to go the distance. With no knockouts, it went the distance with no official result.

Televised Undercard Results

Alan Romero (29-0-1, 16 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Azat Hovhannisyan (21-5, 17 KOs). Scores for the 12-round super bantamweight clash were 120-108 and 118-110 (x2). Hovhannisyan lost a point in round five for low blows.

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. rematched John Gotti III in an exhibition Saturday night in Mexico City. The fight played out exactly as many expected, and as the first meeting did, with the boxing great simply being a better fighter. Thankfully, the fight did not end in a brawl as was the case in their June 2023 meeting. Despite Mayweather clearly dominating the action, no winner was announced due to the fight being an exhibition.

Mayweather was cautious to not give Gotti opportunities to do effective work, instead leaning heavily on his jab followed by straight right hands to control the action. As the rounds ticked by, Gotti was visibly frustrated by Mayweather’s standard economic and effective approach to the “sweet science.”

Given the fight was an exhibition, featuring eight, two-minute rounds, there was not likely to be any notable result. This has been a standard approach to exhibition fights since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with Mayweather only truly bringing his best game in bouts with Japanese kickboxers in fights that would have a result announced at the end.

Like his exhibition fights with the likes of Logan Paul, Mayweather was content to carry the fight through the scheduled time for the bout while clearly being the better of the two men in the ring. At the conclusion of the eighth round, there was no winner announced.

Mayweather and Gotti embraced after the fight, a stark contrast to the brawl that followed their first bout.

Throughout his storied professional career, Mayweather had many notable bouts with Mexican superstars. Having held an exhibition on hostile soil, Mayweather was thankful to the crowd.

“Mexico City,” Mayweather said. “Thanks for coming out.”

In Round 2 of the bout scheduled for eight, referee Hector Afu stopped the action to warn Floyd Mayweather about hitting his opponent to the back of the head. The 50-0 fighter did not agree with his critique. And a prolonged stop to the action ensued as they argued and Afu looked to the scoring table for support.

Eventually, Mayweather can be seen saying, “Get me a new ref,” and that is exactly what happened. Afu disappeared from the ring and then was quickly replaced by Alfredo Uruzquieta. The fact that a new referee could be installed so fast, and the fight immediately restarts will surely make some wonder if the moment was staged.

However, Mayweather and his Mayweather Promotions helped to put on the bout. So the boxing legend had unusual control over the event. It isn’t impossible that being able to remove referees during fights is part of his contract. Either way, it was another odd moment in the final chapters of “Money’s” fighting career.

In a truly bizarre moment during his exhibition fight on Saturday night, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather grew so upset with his bout’s referee that he hilariously fired him midway through the matchup.

If you have not been following the latest happenings in the career of boxing Hall-of-Famer Floyd Mayweather, the undefeated icon has transitioned to competing in circus-like exhibition bouts. Instead of adding to his record, the 47-year-old is looking to bank as much dough as possible while still in solid athletic shape.

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The latest installment in his exhibition tour occurred on Saturday night when Mayweather faced John Gotti III in Mexico City. The bout was a rematch of a clash the two had last year that ended in a disqualification. After a melee ensued between their two entourages late in the fight. And similar to the first bout, more strange moments occurred in the rematch.

It was chaos the last time Floyd Mayweather and John Gotti III were in the ring together. Both teams attacked one another outside the ring following a lackluster affair. What will happen when both face off in a rematch on August 24?

The fight takes place in Mexico City and will air on DAZN PPV worldwide.

“As long as he keeps himself in good condition, he can fight till he’s 55. We’re gonna milk the cow till it can’t be milked any more. We take advantage of him being in shape mentally and physically, and that’s what it is,” President of The Money Team James McNair told Give Me Sport.

WATCH: Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III 2, live on DAZN

Gotti is an MMA fighter and boxer. He was upset after the referee waved his fight off against Mayweather despite being in trouble. The grandson of the notorious John Gotti is ready to make a name for himself and would certainly do so by beating Mayweather at his own game.

The Sporting News will provide updates, results, and highlights from Mayweather vs. Gotti 2.

Floyd Mayweather vs. John Gotti III 2 live updates, highlights

Round eight: Mayweather continued to mess around with Gotti. He also landed several shots behind the head. Gotti with a few body shots by the ropes as Mayweather is talking to everyone on the outside. They hugged after the final bell.

Round seven: Mayweather with some pop in his shots. Gotti landed a few body shots. As Gotti went low, Mayweather went for his head. Combinations from Gotti landed.

Round six: This was the round where chaos reigned in Florida. Mayweather with an uppercut from the inside. He landed jabs through Gotti’s defense. Shots were pouring all over the body of Gotti. The crowd started booing the lack of action.

Round five: Mayweather was by the ropes, but Gotti couldn’t connect. The former with a counter uppercut that hurt Gotti. Mayweather was too fast for Gotti.

Round four: Mayweather tried reaching with a jab. He looked dismissive of Gotti while landing combinations. Gotti landed body shots.

Round three: Both fighters traded jabs. Lead left hook by Gotti. Gotti thought it was another shot behind the head. Uppercut by Maywearher landed. He had Gotti by the ropes.

Round two: Mayweather was having fun with the officials as round two began. He used his superb defense to avoid big blows. “Money” landed combinations. There was a debate about a shot going behind the head of Gotti. Mayweather got heated. Things are getting heated between the corners again. We have changed referees mid-fight. Mayweather said “go away” and so he did. They started to use their hands.